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New BBC schemes to improve opportunities for young people from diverse backgrounds to get sought after apprenticeships in the BBC and creative sector Two new initiatives are being launched to help young people from low income families compete for future apprenticeships at the BBC. The first programme, based in London and Salford, is a training course designed to level the playing field for 50 school students from socially diverse backgrounds. The programme, being developed with advice from social mobility charity The Sutton…

Patisserie Valerie opened their second store in Cardiff on Tuesday 13th February 2018. The popular cake shop and continental café, which is renowned for being a true haven of self-indulgence opened their new store on Queen Street, making this their second store in Cardiff and fourth in South Wales. This is therefore, the brand’s next step towards their expansion strategy of opening 20 new stores annually. Patisserie Valerie currently operates 155 stores across the UK and the Republic of Ireland,…

  I entered Llanover Hall Arts Centre on Saturday night with a level of uncertainty and, if I’m honest, a preconceived notion about the quality of student-art performances based entirely on my own awkward and cringe-worthy experiences. On this particular evening, Cardiff University’s Act One Drama Society had kindly invited me to review their performance of Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest. I have to admit that within a very short space of time my concerns had vanished and…

2018 marks Ffotogallery’s 40th anniversary, and as the national agency for photography and lens-based media in Wales, we celebrate reaching that milestone through a series of special exhibitions, projects and events. At Turner House in March, Ffotogallery presents Zeitgeist, featuring work by ten emerging artists from five continents, including Taylor Wessing Photographic Portrait Prize 2017 winner César Dezfuli’s Passengers, striking portraits of migrants rescued from a rubber boat drifting in the Mediterranean Sea. Marta Mak’s Value explores how like alchemy…

Spencer Bartlett and Guinness World Record holder Dilys Price will join rugby legend Gareth Thomas to face the challenge of a lifetime Sport Relief is back with a series of epic challenges building up to the whole nation getting moving and beating a billion steps a day, every day, from 17th-23rd March. In Wales, rugby hero Gareth ‘Alfie’ Thomas is leading the charge by facing up to his biggest fear. He may be brave in every field of life –…

                          Wales’ Premier Theatre Event, attracting over 15,000 visitors has opened its box office. Now the largest theatre event of its kind in the U.K., Cardiff Open Air Theatre Festival is offering 8 productions to satisfy the cultural appetites of the Capital City. Employing home-grown Welsh talent and fostering the future of theatre, the festival is proud to showcase directing talents of Cardiff’s own Richard Tunley (Royal Welsh…

Cardiff and Vale University Health Board is piloting a campaign supporting carers to continue their caring role, if they wish, while the person they care for is in hospital. The campaign was launched at St David’s Hospital by Ruth Walker, Executive Nurse Director, Charles Janczewski, Vice Chair and Julia Jones, Co-Founder of Johns Campaign. John’s Campaign was founded after the death of Dr John Gerrard in November 2014 by his daughter Nicci Gerrard and her friend Julia Jones and aimed…

Whether you’re a Soul Man, a Natural Woman, or just a plain old S@x Machine… Entertainers is delighted to bring you the smash-hit spectacular SOUL LEGENDS! Bringing to life the hits of Barry White, George Benson, Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Tina Turner, Lionel Richie, Wilson Pickett, Chaka Khan, Earth Wind & Fire, and more, all in “soulsational” style! Jump aboard the soul train as it takes you on an unforgettably smooth music journey from its sixties origins, to…

  Passionate volunteers in Cardiff are being asked to come forward to help form a new fundraising group to support Alzheimer’s Research UK. The UK’s leading dementia research charity is looking for people with a range of skills to help set up a group, which will aim to raise vital funds and awareness across the city. Members can get involved in a variety of ways, from getting stuck into fundraising challenges to raise money for pioneering research to representing Alzheimer’s…

  In celebration of 35 years as a touring company, Trinity Laban’s flagship company presents three brand new works. Dance House / Tŷ Dawns: 21 April 2018, 19.30h “Performances by this enterprising company are always an eye-opener.” (Guardian Guide) Celebrating its 35th year of touring, Transitions Dance Company returns for its 2018 tour to showcase the next generation of contemporary dance performers in a brand new triple bill of specially commissioned works. Award-winning Israeli choreographer, Hagit Yakira, presents The Ar/ct…